Celebrating Bob Dylan’s 84th Birthday and our guest
Let’s kick off Summer. #whaddayasay?
It’s our 2025 Bob Fest.
I think many of us take Bob Dylan for granted. No matter what generation, he’s been a part of our lives.
Remarkably, he’s not slowing down. For example, Sunday night Bob is headlining with Willie Nelson at The Gorge. In a vineyard overlooking The Colorado River. The stage is in Washington. The other side of The Gorge is Oregon.
It’s the 2025 edition of Farm Aid. This time, the farmers grow grapes.
He gets around, does Bob.
We’ll play some of his greatest songs. Some by Bob and some by artists influenced by Bob.
Name your favourite artist or song. Somewhere along the way, Bob Dylan influenced the song or the songwriter.
So…do not take the man for granted. We are the very lucky humans who lived as he made his music.
The guest on Saturday’s Stew is Joel Plaskett.
We met over coffee on the streets of Victoria to talk about Songs from The Gang – A Celebration of Joel Plaskett. A #1 LP on the CKUA Top 30.
His music friends recorded covers of his songs and kept it a secret for a year.
Anyone who knows the music business will admit that is a minor miracle.
Joel’s Gang included Sloan, Alan Doyle, The Sheepdogs, Matt Andersen, Jenn Grant, etc.
Joel’s stories just spilled out – one after the other.
The complete interview can be heard on the Mulligan Stew Podcast and the video version on the tdm YouTube Channel.
NEXT WEEK – The guest is Dan Mangan. New album Natural Light. One of the albums of the Year.
In two weeks, Colin Bluntstone of The Zombies
PLAYLIST:
| Mulligan Stew | Joel Plaskett Guests-Bob Dylan Birthday | The Stew |
| Everybody must get stoned (live) | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Bob Dylan – 30th Anniversary Concert |
| Leopard – skin PB Hat | Bob Dylan | Blonde on Blonde |
| All along the Watchtower (live) | Dave Mathews Band | Chimes of Freedom |
| Someday Baby | Bob Dylan | Modern Times |
| I shall be released (live) | Chrissie Hynde | Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert |
| Todays Guest – Joel Plaskett | Also celebrating Bob Dylan’s 84 Birthday | Mulligan Stew |
| Devyn Gale | The Southern Residents | Folk Signals |
| It takes a lot to laugh – train to cry | Taj Mahal | All Blues’d Up |
| Deane House & River Cafe | Coming Up – Lucinda Williams and Bruce Springsteen | and Bob Dylan |
| Not done yet | Lucinda Williams | Bob’s Back Pages |
| The Promised Land (live) | Bruce Springsteen | Springsteen on Broadway |
| Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live) | Bob Dylan | MTV Unplugged |
| TDMulligan – The Stew | Coming Up – New Dan Mangan and Little Feat | and Bob’s Birthday |
| Diminishing Returns | Dan Mangan | Natural Light |
| Hour Two of The Stew | Special Guest Joel Plaskett | Songs from the Gang |
| I shall be released (live) | The Band and Bob Dylan | The Last Waltz (deluxe) |
| A little Help (live) | Ringo Starr etc | Live at The Ryman |
| Strike up the Band | Little Feat | Strike up the Band |
| Coming Up – Joel Plaskett Interview | Talking – Songs from The Gang | A Celebration of Joel Plaskett |
| A message from Jane | Suede and ‘Lene | Single |
| She’s not there | The Zombies | Best of |
| Coyotes Banff – Best Breakfast in town | Check out the reconfigured Patio | CKUA Radio |
| Joel Plaskett Interview | with Terry Mulligan | The Stew |
| You’re mine | Frank Turner | Songs from The Gang |
| Joel Plaskett Interview | Songs from The Gang album | Mulligan Stew |
| Nowhere with you | Allan Syliboy and The Thundermakers | Songs from The Gang |
| Joel Plaskett | Mulligan Stew Interview | with tdm |
| Lying on a beach | Jenn Grant | Songs from The Gang |
| Complete Interview on | Mulligan Stew Podcast | TDM |
| Please Don’t Return | Bahamas | Songs from The Gang |
| Check out complete Interview | Mulligan Stew Podcast | Thank You |
| I don’t believe you (live) | The Band with Bob Dylan | The Last Waltz (deluxe edition) |
| Forever young (live) | The Band and Bob Dylan | The Last Waltz (deluxe edition) |
